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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.Proverbs 20:5 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 20:4–7
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out. Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man? A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
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The proverb pictures a person's intentions as deep water that takes understanding to draw out. Its neighboring sayings about claimed loyalty and integrity encourage careful discernment of what lies beneath appearances.
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